JP Acosta· Feb 3, 2026
Reviewing Senior Bowl risers, Acosta pegged Western Michigan edge Na'Dame Tucker as a late Day 2/early Day 3 pick and Missouri receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. as an early Day 3 pick, and said Ohio State defensive tackle Kayden McDonald will be a first-round selection.
“McDonald's gonna go in the first round.”
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- Mock Draft PicksCade McDonaldFeb 3, 2026
Cade McDonald to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“And especially after Amari Watson decided to return to school, I think he is gonna go in the first round. McDonald's gonna go in the first round.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cade McDonald
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with CLE
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksNadame TuckerFeb 3, 2026
Nadame Tucker to be picked “late day two, early day three”
“But I think around, like, late day two, early day three, a guy like Nadame Tucker can come in and immediately be a pass rush help for a lot of teams.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksKevin ColemanFeb 3, 2026
Kevin Coleman to be picked “early day three”
“I don't think he's gonna be a day two guy. I think maybe, like, early day three because, again, there's just the size is going to be a big issue.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Alain PoupartRoster Spot Calls · Kevin ColemanHit · 100Previewing the Dolphins' preseason finale and roster cutdown, Poupart states Malik Willis is locked in as the starting quarterback, Mark Gronowski is effectively gone, and identifies Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek as the only certainties at tight end while treating several receivers as settled roster locks.
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- Alain PoupartRoster Spot Calls · Kevin ColemanHit · 100Poupart's third 53-man roster projection of 2026 for the Dolphins names which players make the roster and which are cut at each position group.
- Ross JacksonMock Draft Picks · Nadame TuckerMiss · 0In a seven-round Saints mock draft, Ross Jackson has New Orleans take USC receiver Mekhi Lemmon eighth overall, followed by Miami cornerback Keonte Scott at 42, Notre Dame running back Jadarion Price at 73, and later-round picks, while also laying out the first seven selections of the draft.
- Nick WrightMock Draft Picks · Cade McDonaldMiss · 0Nick Wright unveiled his full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. He also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games.
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- Lance ZierleinMock Draft Picks · Jeremiyah LoveHit · 100Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona.
- Nick ShookMock Draft Picks · Max IheanachorHit · 88Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three.
- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · K.C. ConcepcionClose · 68Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties.
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- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Carnell TateHit · 92Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day.